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2016 Olympic preview: dark horses and front runners

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The United States is a favorite to win gold, but don’t count out some of these dark horses

We’ve made our predictions for who will top group; now here are our thoughts on who’s going to go all the way at the Olympics.

United States

This one’s pretty obvious, but the U.S. is the current holder of the gold medal and the World Cup. They’ve revamped their team since 2015 into a very attacking squad and they’ve had a good 2016 so far, with results against teams like Japan, Germany, France, England, and Canada.